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The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The Model 200 and Model 300 series were originally marketed as the "Super King Air" family; the "Super" designation was dropped in 1996. [3] They form the King Air line together with the King Air Model 90 and 100 series. [4]
Most U-21s were unpressurized Model 87 derivatives, but there were also five U-21Fs based on the A100 King Air; and three U-21Js, which Beechcraft designated Model A100-1, but were actually the first three production Model 200 Super King Airs (C/Ns BB-3, BB-4 and BB-5, after prototypes C/N BB-1 and BB-2 had been built). The majority of U-21s ...
Prince Edward Air was founded as an entrepreneurial venture in 1989 to pursue market opportunities in air medical evacuation, courier, and scheduled passenger and on-call air charters for business and pleasure. [2] The company started with one leased aircraft and one pilot, founding president, Robert Bateman.
On July 31, 1999, a Beechcraft King Air 200 crashed while flying a skydiving mission at the Marine City Airport. The pilot and nine passengers on board were killed. All aboard were part of the Parahawks, a skydiving club based at the airport, who were on a 3-day camping trip at the airport. [8] [9] [10]
A Beech King Air 200 was acquired by the airline in 1975 and services began from Lord Howe Island Airport in 1976. [1] In 1988 it was renamed to Norfolk Airlines and operated Beech Queen Air [2] and BN Islander [3] and ceased the operations in 1991.
The Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail is an airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection platform based on the Beechcraft King Air and Super King Air.While the US military and specifically the United States Army have numerous personnel transport variants of the King Air platforms referred to with the general C-12 designation, the RC-12 specification refers to a heavily modified platform that ...
The flight path taken by the plane. The King Air took off from Concord, North Carolina, at 12 pm EST, carrying eight passengers and two flight crew.Among them were several key Hendrick Motorsports staff, including team president John Hendrick and his twin daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick; Ricky Hendrick, son of Rick Hendrick; general manager Jeff Turner; and chief engine builder Randy ...
In 2018 the RNZAF leased four King Air 350 aircraft to replace the King Air 200 aircraft operated by No.42 Squadron, with the first aircraft arriving at Ohakea in April 2018. [ 2 ] In July 2020, New Zealand Minister of Defence Ron Mark welcomed the delivery of the fourth and final King Air 350 to Ohakea, bringing No.42 Squadron back up to full ...